Theodore Elaster, Jr. et al. v. Hamilton County Department of Education et al.

This appeal arises from an alleged assault of a student by a school employee.  April Elaster (“Mother”) filed a lawsuit against the Hamilton County Department of Education, Dean of Students Edward Rowe (“Rowe”), and part-time school administrator Carol Thomas (“Thomas”) (collectively, “Defendants”) in the Circuit Court for Hamilton County (“the Trial Court”) on behalf of her minor son, Theodore Elaster, Jr. (“the Child”).  Mother alleged that Rowe assaulted the Child, and her various counts arose from that alleged assault.  After a trial, the Trial Court entered judgment in favor of Defendants, finding that any collision between Rowe and the Child was unintentional.  Mother appeals to this Court.  We find that the evidence does not preponderate against the Trial Court’s finding that the alleged assault did not happen, and this finding serves to defeat all of Mother’s claims.  We affirm the judgment of the Trial Court.